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FACT: A maple tree is usually tapped when the tree is at least 45 years old and has a diameter of 12 inches.
FACT: A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European Space Agency's Olympus in 1993.
FACT: A mole can dig a tunnel three hundred feet long in a single night.
FACT: A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.
FACT: A mother hen turns her egg approximately 50 times in a day. This is so the yolk does not stick to the shell.
FACT: A myrmecologist studies ants.
FACT: A newborn kangaroo weighs approximately 0.03 ounces and is small enough to fit in a teaspoon.
FACT: A newly hatched fish is called a "fry."
FACT: A one kilogram packet of sugar will have about 5 million grains of sugar.
FACT: A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.
FACT:: 38% of Americans eat breakfast everyday.
FACT:: 4% of an apples is made up of minerals and vitamins, and over 80% is made up of water.
FACT:: 40 percent of the almonds in the world are used by manuFACT:urers of chocolate.
FACT:: 41% of women apply body or hand moisturizer a minimum three times a day.
FACT:: 44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep.
FACT:: 500,000 tons of dog excrement are dumped annually on the streets of Paris.
FACT:: 55,700 people in the US are injured by jewelry each year.
FACT:: 570 gallons of paint would be needed to paint the outside of the White House.
FACT:: 65% of the candy that is produced in an year is consumed by American adults 18 years and older.
FACT:: 66% of home based businesses are owned by women.
FACT:: 66% of wedding cards are hand delivered by people.
FACT:: 7 out of 10 people believe in life after death.
FACT:: 7-Eleven was the first convenience store to have television advertising. The animated commercial ran in 1949 and had a singing rooster and owl.
FACT:: 70% of the poor people in the world are female.
FACT:: 75% of all raisins eaten by people in the United States are eaten at breakfast.
FACT:: 75-90% of primary physician visits are due to stress.
FACT:: 80% of people that are on weight loss programs exercise on average three times a week.
FACT:: 85% of weddings are held in a synagogue or church.
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